Megalithic Portal: Latest from Chiapas, Mexicohttp://www.megalithic.co.uk
New site additions and news from Chiapas, Mexico on the Megalithic Portalen-usPalenquehttp://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=16575
]]>Water Tunnel Discovered at Palenque's Temple of Inscriptions and was it intended to carry the dead to the Underworld? See the comments on our page for more. Palenque ancient city (Chiapas, Mexico) in the northwest of the Maya lowlands is considered one of the most important archaeological sites of Mesoamerica. As in other Maya areas, here there was a vigorous development in religious and civil architecture, as well as in art and crafts.LivingRocksPalenqueLivingRocksWed, 27 Jul 2016 19:40:31 GMT16575Toninahttp://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=24996
]]>Researchers confirm that at 75m, Toniná has the tallest pyramid in Mexico but beware dodgy news reporting as the announcement was in 2010 and the image going round with this story is of the wrong pyramid in the wrong country! See the latest comment on our page
. Ancient city with pyramid, ballcourt etc in Chiapas, Mexico. A Mayan city dating mainly from the Late Classic Period. One of the latest Mayan date stelae was found here dated to 909 CE.davidmorganToninajohn_op_stapSun, 12 Jul 2015 11:28:10 GMT24996Tenam Puentehttp://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=35075
]]>Ancient Village n Chiapas.The official INAH page states the site was occupied 200 AD till about 1200 AD, therefore a Classic till late in Post Classic era site. It is not defined as a Maya site perse, but not attributed to any other culture either. The only Wikipedia page, in Spanish, lists it as a Mayan Highland site.john_op_stapTenam Puentejohn_op_stapWed, 13 Nov 2013 04:09:22 GMT35075Chinkultichttp://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=35069
]]>Ancient Village in Chiapas.Chinkultic, a minor Mayan site, was occupied from the late Preclassic till way in the early Postclassic, thereby being one of the few Maya lowland sites that seems to have survived the Mayan Collapse at the end of the Classic. Major occupation from 600 to 900 AD, but occupation seems to go on toward 1200 AD. john_op_stapChinkulticjohn_op_stapTue, 12 Nov 2013 14:53:43 GMT35069Izapahttp://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=32125
]]>Jaguar sculpture approximately 2000 years old found in Mexico. Originally an Olmec outpost and then a Maya settlement inhabited from around 1000 BCE until 1200 CE.davidmorganIzapaAndy BSun, 16 Sep 2012 14:06:00 GMT32125Nuevo Ojo de Agua Cavehttp://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=31450
Cave or Rock Shelter in Chiapas.167 bodies found in a cave in the southern state of Chiapas were part of an ancient burial ground, dating to 900AD or earlierbat400Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:49:37 GMT31450Plan de Ayutlahttp://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=29928
]]>2,000-year-old palace discovered in Mexico. The important and still comparatively unknown site of Plan de Ayutla is located in the Selva Lacandona in the vicinity of a number of strategically important sites along the upper Usumacinta River. It was first reported in 1974 by Peter Schmidt. Visited again in 1988 by Alejandro Tovalín Ahumada, Plan de Ayutla is currently being investigated by Luis Alberto Martos and prepared for eventual opening to the public. davidmorganPlan de Ayutlajohn_op_stapSun, 25 Sep 2011 21:31:57 GMT29928Ojo de Aguahttp://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=28826
Carving on the Pacific coast in Chiapas, Mexico.davidmorganThu, 17 Mar 2011 11:22:34 GMT28826Yaxchilanhttp://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=16619
]]>Elite Handcrafts from Shell. See comment.. Ancient Settlement in Chiapas State, Mexico.Over a four hundred year period, this city developed into a powerful urban centre on the banks of the Usamacinta River in the midst of a dense jungle. There are more than 120 structures in the central area, distributed in three great complexes, the Great Plaza, located in the lower part, parallel to the river; the Grand Acropolis; and the Small Acropolis, all of which are skillfully adapted to the contours of the low limestone hills in the south by means of terraces and platforms.LivingRocksYaxchilanLivingRocksTue, 14 Sep 2010 14:40:41 GMT16619Chiapa de Corzohttp://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=26242
Pyramid in Mexico. Archaeologists in southern Mexico have discovered the 2,700-year-old tomb of a dignitary inside a pyramid that may be the oldest such burial documented in Mesoamerica. The tomb held a man aged about 50, who was buried with jade collars, pyrite and obsidian artefacts and ceramic vessels. Andy BTue, 18 May 2010 18:37:05 GMT26242Lagarterohttp://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=24995
1000-Year-Old Monument with Image of Mayan Ruler Found.. Ancient Village in Chiapas State.On the island of El Limonar in the Lagos de Colon is a Classic Mayan center with multiple pyramids. The pyramids, plazas and other features are spread over several islands in the marshland.bat400Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:25:15 GMT24995Bonampakhttp://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=16557
]]>Find in crypt beneath Temple of the Murals may be special war captive or Noble burial. See comment. Ancient Village or Settlement in Chiapas State, Mexico.
A small Mayan site. The site dates from the early classic period (AD 580 – 800). Whilst not architecturally impressive it is noted for the Temple of the Murals which contains the finest known Mayan murals depicting scenes of court life & battle.
LivingRocksBonampakLivingRocksThu, 14 Jan 2010 05:27:14 GMT16557